What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Luxembourg and Suriname?

14,734 number, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Suriname?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Suriname: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Luxembourg

76,896 number

in 2020

Suriname

62,162 number

in 2019

Luxembourg rank

151st

Suriname rank

154th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Luxembourg
Suriname

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 76,896 number against 62,162 number in Suriname, a difference of 14,734 number.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Suriname ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 151st and Suriname ranks 154th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56,718 number	60,164 number	3,445 number	Suriname
2000s	62,975 number	61,470 number	1,504 number	Luxembourg
2010s	74,007 number	62,010 number	11,997 number	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Luxembourg or Suriname?: Luxembourg, at 76,896 number against 62,162 number in Suriname as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Luxembourg and Suriname?: 14,734 number, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Suriname?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Luxembourg and Suriname rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Luxembourg ranks 151st and Suriname ranks 154th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.